The major annual fundraiser for the de Young Museum. It pairs a piece of their permanent art collection with a talented floral designer...

I saw this in the garage of my apartment building. Did somebody escape with their cleaning deposit? I spotted these two swan sculptures...

I saw a couple free car shows on a recent weekend. One was the 3rd Annual benefit for the Washington High School auto shop. And the other...

The best parklet I've seen yet. The Sutter Station tavern, reverse angle below. "The Star Girl," a bronze replica from San Francisco's...

Legendary photographer Irving Penn had a 66-year-long career with Vogue magazine. He had far-ranging subjects: fashion, celebrities,...

My newest cubicle wall decoration. I added the word "clerk" to this illustration. Winter swells and a bus line that goes to Ocean Beach....

Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style Now at the de Young Museum through August 11, 2024 "Explore the history of San Francisco...

Holiday season wrap-up. As my niece said, "So bad it's great!!" "This way to the de Young!" Gladiator sports a de Young Museum admission...

I spotted this classic cobalt blue Buick Skylark Custom, rocking high-maintenance spoke rims, in the garage of my office building. I'd...

Stow Lake, like the rest of Golden Gate Park, is completely man-made. It dates to 1893. Pedal boats and row boats are available for...

Before there's a painting there are sketches. The curator spun this as an "intimate" conversation with iconic Renaissance painter...

Last week in San Francisco... Gratitude? Sarcasm? Irony? A billion dollars of annual support leaves thousands in tents on San Francisco...

Saturday, October 21, I caught the Rock Poster Society festival at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. It brought together...

"Building on the tremendous success of the inaugural de Young Open in 2020, the second triennial of this juried community art exhibition...

Welcome to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum on Jefferson at Fisherman's Wharf. "In its heydey of the 1930's the cartoon was seen by...

This is the jacket of a retired Muni operator. Looks like they went from motor coaches to cable cars over a long, safe career. Woods...

The metal pedestal of this traffic signal controller was bent at its base by a collision. Market & Van Ness.

Welcome To Hell, arts of asian underworlds, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Exhibit runs through September 18th. Outtakes...

Today at San Francisco city hall. There's typically a mix of quince and bridal photoshoots jostling for space on the grand staircase. The...

Outrageous wealth and craftsmanship, if you could keep your head long enough to enjoy it. The Tudors is now at the Legion of Art through...